The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 1922
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
1:21 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -9
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.29° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.00° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.